The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-20

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on Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. l.. Elderdice
at 1880 a. m. Prayer meetings every Sunday and
Tuesday nights. at o'clock.
Trinity p. E. Church, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
Sunday at IL a. m. and p. m. Wednesday at I
pm; Friday, Bible leading ao att p. m. Luther
vile on Sunday, at 43O p. m.
sSaters' Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sun.
day by the pastor, Rev. w. j. Nicoll, at SaterS
Baptist Church. at II a. M, and at Pikesvile Bap-
fist Church at p. m.
Dulanys Talley NJ E. Church.-Preaching to.
morrow Sunday afternoon, at o'clock, by the
pastor Rev. Page Milburn. Public cordially in
vited.
Eutao IT. p Church, Hartford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill, al
IL a. m. All invited.
The County Commissioners this week APP
pointed Joshua I. Whittle constable for the 4th
district.
"A postoffce has been established at North
postmaster.
Mr.. John F. Weik, a we'll known young
butcher living at Clifton, Sd district, died on
Monday last.
Mr. Joseph Passano, postmaster at Reisters-
town, has sold HE store in that place to Mr.. John
H. Gore, of Baltimore.
The individual deposits in the Towson Ma
tional Bank now amount to SS5, 922.lS, while the
undivided profits are S2,5S425.
A dog, supposed to have been suffering from
hydrophobia, was killed by William Smith, black
smith, of Towsontown, few days ago.
On Sunday last Mr.. John E. Crout, mana
ger of the new hotel on Emory Grove camp ground,
seated over $50 people at dinner at one time.
Miss Bennett of Carroll county, has been
appointed teacher of the public school at ALDER.
ton, I'd district vice Mr.. Edward Walker, resigned.
Mr. Peter Ken, a well known butcher liv-
ing on the Hookstown road, died suddenly from
heart disease, on Wednesday evening last, aged
81 years.
probated in the Orphans Court here on Tuesday,
and letters were granted to Maria G. and Theoph-
illus B. Horwitz.
The annual tournament of the Towson
Guards takes place on Wednesday next, Oath inst,
and neither pains nor expense will be spared to
make it success.
The artesian well for Towsontown's water
supply had reached depth of Ais feet on Thurs
day morning. sufficiently strong stream has
not yet been struck.
The Cold Spring Hotel, on the York road !,
which had been closed since the death of Ham
Steever, has been re-opened with Mr.. Charles
Reever as proprietor
After September Sd trade dollars will only
be worth about SO cents. If you happen to have
any of them you had better turn them in now and
get 100 cents for them.
The Gainesville tennis club is about to
commence the erection of pretty club house, the
cost of which will be $4,000, and that amount has
already been subscribed.
Mr.. John Thomas Kelso, who died in Bal
timore on the 18th inst, aged IS years, was
brother in-law of Mr.. R. G. Mackey, of Bentley
Springs Baltimore county.
On Sunday night last horse and buggy
belonging to Mr.. E. Gosnell was stolen from
Emory Grove camp ground and had not been re-
covered up to Monday evening:
"A barrack, containing fifty tons of hay, on
the farm of Mr.. John A. Briscoe, of the I'd dis
trict, was struck by lightning on Thursday alter
noon of last week and destroyed.
An aged colored woman, commonly called
"Aunt Fanny" who lived near the colored church
at the head of Lake Roland, dropped dead on
Tuesday from rheumatism of the heart
Mrs. George Rogers, of Hampden, Falls
road fell down flight of steps on Tuesday, break
ing her right arm and sustaining internal inju-
ries. DIR. Geo. II. Cairnes attended her.
The Woodberry base ball club went up to
Reisterstown on Tuesday last and had tilt with
the club of that place, resulting in victory for
the Reisterstown boys by score of 20 to II.
Frederick Pinkney, who was for many years Dep
uty States Attorney for Baltimore city, died at
her residence in the Belt, on the 18th instant
Mr.. William George Atkinson, of Baltimore,
who has q summer residence at ely ndon, slipped
and fell while returning from Emory Grove camp
last Sunday evening, disloeating his shoulder.
Through some mistake the county papers
last week contained an advertisement of the priv
ileges of the county fair to be let on the l7th when
they were actually awarded on Friday, 18th inst.
Mr.. Milton Dance has been recommended
for postmaster at Cuttings, Maryland Central Rail-
road, Baltimore county, vice Mr.. Walter Rich, re-
signed. Mr.. Dance is the railroad agent at that
place.
Capt VIM. H. Taylor, of the Waverly fire
company, was thrown from a carriage in Balti-
more, on Monday last, caused by the breaking of
an axle, and received a number of cuts and
bruises.
The project for building a branch road
from the Baltimore and Harrisburg railroad to
Manchester is being agitated and is likely to sue
ceed If built it will be done by the Western
Maryland.
Mr.. V. J. Clouser, superintendent of the
McDonough School farm, has built large silo in
which to store green corn for winter feeding. He
approves that plan and has been very successful
with it in the past.
Mr.. Isaac Moss, the we'll known Govans-
town florist, has erected additions. hot-house
and will extend his already large business. The
new housed is large and commodious one and has
oil the modern appliances.
The attendance at Emory Grove camp last
Sunday was very large. The politicians were out
in force and even the Prohibtionists did not lose
an opportunity to get their fine work in The
DIR. James II. Jarrett, who has been in
active practice here for more than twenty years,
says that the health of Towsontown is better now
than he has ever before known it to be at this
season. This is certainly q great card for the
town.
Mrs. Hannah Gardner, widow of the late
Elias Gardner, who was well-known as hotel
keeper on the Hookstown road, died at Pikesville,
on Wednesday last, aged Y years. She was a
member Of the M. E. Church and very estimable
woman.
john Brehm, aged 80 years, who lived with
his family on Linden avenue, Baltimore, commit
ted suicide in Druid Hill Park, on Friday after
noon of last week, by shooting himself through
the head. Ill health was assigned as the cause
of the act
A few days ago Master Emanuel Herman
of the Sheppard Asylum, saw strange pigeon
among lot of his He killed it when II
turned out to be white and red carrier and upon
its wing was stamped "Mahlon L. Savage, Frank
ford, Phila."
The School Board, at its meeting on Tues
day. decided that the public schools of the county
should open for the fall term Monday, Septem-
Der 5th. It was also decided not to allow the
schools to close for day during the county fair,
as heretofore.
1t is stated that the Prohibitionists have
secured lease of the grounds upon which theil
late camp meeting was held, near Glyndon, ano
that the camp will become permanency. 1t il
claimed that large number of converts were made
at the meeting.
Two races were trotted at Halstead's or
Thursday afternoon, the proceeds from which are
to be donated to the family Of the late Dan Steever
who was killed in railroad accident a few week!
ago. The attendance was large and the proceeds
will amount to about 81 600.
The statement of the Hartford National
Bank of Belair at the close of business August LIST
shows that institution to be in highly prosperous
condition. The individual deposits, subject t
check, amounted to $2l6,3O437, and the undi
vided profits are S21 ,221.75.
Rev. George Fitzhugh Worthington, q min
lister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died il
Baltimore on Wednesday, aged about Is years.
He had been blind for a number of years. TIT
deceased was relative of the Fitzhugh family
formerly of Baltimore county.
DIR. William Riley, one of the oldest ant
most highly esteemed physicians of Baltimore